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Ranch Undressing

This isn’t a joke. The White House is touting President Bush’s just-completed home on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, as an eco-friendly haven. The house has geothermal heating and cooling. […]

Twenty-first-century Fox

Mexico’s national water commissioner, Cristobal Jaime Jaquez, says 73 percent of the country’s water, whether underground or on the surface, is a danger to public health and Mexican President Vicente […]

Grand: Funked Railroad

In a surprising defeat of a government-owned rail company, environmental officials in the heavily polluted destination spot known as Hong Kong refused a permit request last fall to build a […]

Bush's Climate Solution — Turn Up the A.C.!

Frustrating environmentalists, the Bush administration on Friday rolled back a rule approved by former President Clinton that would have required new central air conditioners to be 30 percent more efficient […]

Bouncing Baby Boycott

The first international conference of Green Party politicians and supporters voted unanimously today to launch a boycott against U.S.-based oil companies in retribution for President Bush’s decision to withdraw from […]

David Waskow, Friends of the Earth

David Waskow monitors the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) negotiations for Friends of the Earth U.S., where he is the trade and investment policy coordinator. Monday, 16 Apr […]

Meet the New Boss — Same As the Old Boss?

In a move that drew tentative approval from both environmental groups and the timber industry, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman yesterday named Dale Bosworth to head the U.S. Forest Service. […]

We're Going to Pump (Clap Clap) You Up

Florida’s Senate passed a measure on Wednesday that would relax environmental rules and allow untreated, partly contaminated water to be pumped into the state’s underground aquifers. Florida Gov. Jeb Bush […]

Fin and Dandy

Maryland became the first state to regulate genetically modified fish this week when Gov. Parris Glendening (D) signed a law that prohibits raising such fish unless they are in ponds […]

Case Clothed

The White House yesterday chose to stick with rules approved by the Clinton administration requiring more efficient clothes washers and hot water heaters. The regulation for clothes washers, which was […]